You Will Learn:

Create a sustainable model that fosters a collaborative culture of care among physicians

Watch the pre-recorded web conference

$269.00

Palliative care integration in health organizations is essential for improved care of the seriously ill. In fact, palliative care increases patient and family satisfaction, it improves quality and it has been shown to help to extend survival.

Palliative care programs also reduce health care costs and readmissions by as much as 50%, and work to link diverse hospital departments for more streamlined, efficient use of hospital resources.

Address ethical, legal, and practical issues in the setting of advanced illness

Product ID: 6613

Faculty

Dr. Diane E. Meier

Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)

Dr. Diane E. Meier is Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), a national organization devoted to increasing the number and quality of palliative care programs in the United States. Under her leadership the number of palliative care programs in U.S. hospitals has more than tripled in the last 10 years. She is Vice-Chair for Public Policy and Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics; and was the founder and Director of the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, 1997-2011, all at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.